Sweet. Just signed up, posted my question and already got a response. Thanks!
Michael Corrigan Programmer Endora Digital Solutions 1900 S. Highland Avenue, Suite 200 Lombard, IL 60148 630/627-5200 x-136 630/627-5255 Fax ----- Original Message ----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: CF-Community Sent: Tuesday, January 22, 2002 10:57 AM Subject: Re: 3D Graphics card help Try going to http://forums.anandtech.com and ask the question there in the General Hardware section. I know a lot about graphics cards, except for the whole video in thing :P The forum's also CF powered, so you GOTTA post there! ----- Original Message ----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Tuesday, January 22, 2002 9:51 am Subject: Re: 3D Graphics card help > HOORAY!!!! Gary's back!!! Outstanding my friend! Glad you got > yourself a job and that the pay is good too! > > I want to be able to play games too. My current graphics card > doesn't > support 3D and there's a lot of games out there that require it. > I > don't play games that require kick-ass graphics. I like to play > real-time strategy games and they generally don't require intense > graphics cards like shooters or sims do. I would be willing to > spend a > little extra on a card that gives me the ability to download video > from > my camcorder so I can send videos of my son to my family and > friends. > That's why I was curious about the TV/Video in/out thing because I > thought it might give me that ability. BTW my camcorder is not > digital. > Glad to have you back. Now let the Liberal Bashing Commence!!! ;-) > > Michael Corrigan > Programmer > Endora Digital Solutions > 1900 S. Highland Avenue, Suite 200 > Lombard, IL 60148 > 630/627-5200 x-136 > 630/627-5255 Fax > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Gary McNeel, Jr. > To: CF-Community > Sent: Tuesday, January 22, 2002 10:39 AM > Subject: RE: 3D Graphics card help > > > Well, you definitely want 800M texel rate, anything less is > wasted. > You will > need to insure that the exo-linear buffer fill rate is well past > 440000mpbl > on a the down curve with a regen rate of 89 quadrillion polygons > per > half > second of universal coordinated time. PlIx dominated cards are > the > best. The > sine wave need not be constant, only sharp at the edges. Make > sure the > capacitance damming is also less than one mF. And get one with a > software > configurable multiplexed, single line bit-rate amplifier. You > HAVE to > have > that. Hope this helps and have a nice day. ;) > > Actually, I don't know anything... about anything. Other than I > GOT A > JOB! > Yippy! And best part is, it pays a little more than the old one. > > I play online a bit and the people there seem to love the G- > force and > Voodoo > cards (the newer ones). I have an old card (to cheap to buy a > new one > just > to play games). What are you wanting to use it for Michael? > > -Gary > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Tuesday, January 22, > 2002 10:25 AM > > To: CF-Community > > Subject: 3D Graphics card help > > > > > > OK, need some help from the hardware folks here. Looking to > buy an > > inexpensive 3D graphics card and as I've been researching > them, I've > > noticed that some have video in/out. Does that mean that I > can plug > my > > video camera (camcorder - not digital) up to it and download video > > clips? The specs listings are full of a lot of "mumbo jumbo" > that I > > don't know the first thing about like 800M texel fill rate. > <scooby > voice> buh? > > > > Thanks, > > > > Michael Corrigan > > Programmer > > Endora Digital Solutions > > 1900 S. Highland Avenue, Suite 200 > > Lombard, IL 60148 > > 630/627-5200 x-136 > > 630/627-5255 Fax > > > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ Your ad could be here. Monies from ads go to support these lists and provide more resources for the community. http://www.fusionauthority.com/ads.cfm Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
